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As important as lighting is to a photograph, it’s an integral part of a photographer’s job to understand it. Using a light meter to gauge exposure settings can drastically improve your work. Since most in-camera meters monitor the overall lighting situation, a hand held meter allows you to meter the subject, the background, and ambient […]
In 1971, a 24-year old photographer by the name of David Hume Kennerly was sent to cover the Vietnam War by his then employer, United Press International. Over the course of the next year, the images Kennerly would take in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia would earn him a Pulitzer Prize and mark the beginning of an […]
What happens when you put a handful of master photographers in front of an audience and put them on the spot by asking them to do a self-portrait? You get some self-conscious and uneasy photographers, hilarity, and some insanely creative portraits. At the GPP2012 Shoot-out in Dubai, that’s just what happened. Take a look at the […]
During a photoshoot with Mexican soccer player, Rafael Marquez, photographer Jay P. Morgan took the opportunity to make a video tutorial covering the lighting setup required to freeze fast paced action when taking sports photography portraits. Morgan’s setup goes up rather quickly, as he says in the video, but it does include a good amount of […]
A new training eBook was released today. Professional photographer Ed Verosky created it to help beginners learn how to use their camera effectively. Many new DSLR owners are afraid to switch out of automatic mode and are at a disadvantage in certain lighting conditions. The information in this eBook can help you become more confident in variable lighting conditions and more. The special release price of this book is $9.95 found here.
Having a job title of celebrity photographer sounds pretty exciting. According to Brian Smith, photographer of the stars, it is glamorous. During a recent interview, Iowa native Brian Smith talked about the long road from his humble Midwest roots to photo shoots with Tony Bennett at his New York City penthouse. Watch the interview here: So how […]
A very important milestone for us! Thank you so much to all of you who Like us on Facebook ;) You are often the first to know if we have posted a new article and we very much appreciate the feedback you give us in discussions. After a lot of ideas were thrown around we decided to post our first timeline image that highlights the cities that visit us most. We would love it if you would respond to this discussion on Facebook and tell us where you are on the map, for example “Greetings from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia” or “Hello from Chicago, Illionois”. Just thought it would be fun to see where everyone is.
City skylines have long been an interest of photographers and videographers alike. Dominic Boudreault is no exception. The Quebec based photographer compiled a dramatic timelapse using hundreds of thousands of individual photos he captured in locations ranging from Chicago to New York to Quebec. Beginning work in 2010, Boudreault set up his Canon 5D Mark II along with a Canon 14mm 2.8, 24mm 1.4, 135mm 2.0, 70-200mm 2.8 IS, and a Gitzo tripod in the various locations over the span of a year.
In this short video we follow photographer Zak Hendrik as he shots a group of athletes for an Indiana University poster. Some of the key points of Zak’s photo shoot are: Using four lights, two frontal lights including a ring light and lights to either side of the subjects to add some rim lighting. Using […]
For a photographer, doing the same old routine for portrait sessions all day can become a bit tedious and repetitive. That’s why Ellen DeGeneres decided to spice things up a little bit and took over a portrait studio located inside of a JC Penney’s. Because Ellen is so recognizable, she sent one of her writers to the studio […]
